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My, rather cheap, Samsung phone had it's battery puff up and after I put the battery in a metal container for a month, it did catch fire and burn for a short ti

My, rather cheap, Samsung phone had it's battery puff up and after I put the battery in a metal container for a month, it did catch fire and burn for a short time inside the container. That's a rather known problem for a Galaxy S3 Mini and such. I had to buy a new battery. So it might not be surprising that a same problem has occurred with the Note 7, it might be a bad battery supplier.

behnamoh 10y ago
The surprising part is that Note product line is supposed to be pretty mature after all these years, but we still observe these childish issues in the final product. If you're copying from Apple or others, at least do it right.
- dingo_bat 10y ago
  Apple has copied more from the note series than vice versa.
  - ceejayoz 10y ago
    Like what? And no, Android features Apple copied from Google don't count.
    - Nursie 10y ago
      Well, the phablet form factor - the Samsung note range did create (or perhaps reveal) that particular market, which Apple eventually decided to move into. Software-wise, I have no idea as I've never really used an iPhone.
      - ceejayoz 10y ago
        If you're going to credit Samsung for the phablet form factor then you need to credit Apple for the iPhone and iPad form factor it built off, and so on and so forth.
        Nursie 10y ago
        I'm not the initial poster and have no interest in defending the initial claim about who contributed more, I just wanted to give one example where Samsung lead the market and Apple followed. Presumably we should also be giving credit to MS for their early pushing of the tabletpc form-factor. It's all evolutionary...
        samihasan 10y ago
        Samsung popularized the phablet form factor and so did Apple with the smartphone and tablets but neither can be credited with pioneering these products. At least for me, both are technically fast followers and not first movers but at the end of the day, what counts the most for commercial products are sales and profits and not bragging rights.
    - audeyisaacs 10y ago
      Remember the old "This is your thumb" ad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE The Note line also had NFC first I believe.
    - dingo_bat 10y ago
      Like the big screen form factor. And multi window apps. And moving screen elements so you can easily reach them.
- vertex-four 10y ago
  Batteries are (un)surprisingly hard to get right. You store an incredible amount of energy in a very small space. Any issue in the supply chain - anyone cutting corners anywhere - can cause serious issues. This is what people get for demanding incredibly powerful computers with reasonably long battery life at the smallest possible sizes.

behnamoh 10y ago

The surprising part is that Note product line is supposed to be pretty mature after all these years, but we still observe these childish issues in the final product. If you're copying from Apple or others, at least do it right.

dingo_bat 10y ago
Apple has copied more from the note series than vice versa.
- ceejayoz 10y ago
  Like what? And no, Android features Apple copied from Google don't count.
  - Nursie 10y ago
    Well, the phablet form factor - the Samsung note range did create (or perhaps reveal) that particular market, which Apple eventually decided to move into. Software-wise, I have no idea as I've never really used an iPhone.
    - ceejayoz 10y ago
      If you're going to credit Samsung for the phablet form factor then you need to credit Apple for the iPhone and iPad form factor it built off, and so on and so forth.
      - Nursie 10y ago
        I'm not the initial poster and have no interest in defending the initial claim about who contributed more, I just wanted to give one example where Samsung lead the market and Apple followed. Presumably we should also be giving credit to MS for their early pushing of the tabletpc form-factor. It's all evolutionary...
        samihasan 10y ago
        Samsung popularized the phablet form factor and so did Apple with the smartphone and tablets but neither can be credited with pioneering these products. At least for me, both are technically fast followers and not first movers but at the end of the day, what counts the most for commercial products are sales and profits and not bragging rights.
  - audeyisaacs 10y ago
    Remember the old "This is your thumb" ad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE The Note line also had NFC first I believe.
  - dingo_bat 10y ago
    Like the big screen form factor. And multi window apps. And moving screen elements so you can easily reach them.
vertex-four 10y ago
Batteries are (un)surprisingly hard to get right. You store an incredible amount of energy in a very small space. Any issue in the supply chain - anyone cutting corners anywhere - can cause serious issues. This is what people get for demanding incredibly powerful computers with reasonably long battery life at the smallest possible sizes.